One of the most promising batting talents to emerge out of Sri Lanka, Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal was also their youngest ever captain when he was handed the reins of the T20I side in 2013 aged just 24. Though he burst onto the scene with impressive centuries against India in his debut ODI series in the Carribean, the right-hander carried his form into Tests and now forms an important pillar of the Islanders' batting. Recently made the full-time captain of the Lankan ODI side Chandimal will be hoping to rebuild a fledgeling team with the 2019 World Cup looming large.
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Sri Lanka trail by 63 runs as Zimbabwe's skipper Cremer picked up three crucial wickets on Day 2 to put visitors ahead.
Sri Lanka Cricket has named Dinesh Chandimal as the new test captain while opener Upul Tharanga will be in charge of the team in the shorter formats.
Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Sri Lanka captain after the morale-shattering series defeat against Zimbabwe where the Islanders lost the five-match ODI rubber 2-3.
Galle: India Test skipper Virat Kohli has blamed the talented batting line-up for team's humiliating 63-run defeat to hosts Sri Lanka on the first Test on Saturday.Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed seven wickets
Hobart, Australia: Now that Sri Lanka has secured a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals, coach Marvan Atapattu's focus ahead of its Pool A match against Scotland will be on how to combat the high
Hamilton: Left-handed batsman Kusal Perera replaced the injured Dinesh Chandimal in Sri Lanka's squad for the World Cup.The Event Technical Committee of the World Cup approved the change on Tuesday after Chandimal's hamstring injury which
New Delhi: Suffering a 2-0 deficit in the on-going 5-match series, Sri Lanka have replaced four players including Kumar Sangakkara to their squad for the fourth and fifth One-Day Internationals against India in Kolkata and
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene was run out for 165 after helping the hosts build a strong total on day two of the second test against South Africa, moving to 395-6 at lunch
GALLE, Sri Lanka : South Africa pace bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel struck twice each Sunday as Sri Lanka was reduced to 161-6 at lunch on the final day chasing a target of 370
MIRPUR, Bangladesh: Pace bowler Lasith Malinga will lead Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 semifinal against the West Indies on Thursday after captain Dinesh Chandimal opted out of the game. Sri Lanka Cricket announced Chandimal's
Chittagong: South Africa and Sri Lanka captains Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Chandimal were suspended for one match each Friday while their players were fined after both sides maintained slow over-rates during their ICC World
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Opener Kusal Perera smashed 61 to steer Sri Lanka to five-run win over South Africa in a tight contest in its World Twenty20 opener on Saturday. Sri Lanka put up a respectable 165-7
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